Chapter 1: Waitressing is My Life
She was an ordinary girl. That's it. An ordinary girl with long black hair and dark brown eyes. Her hair was always tied back into a ponytail to keep the hair out of her face as she took the orders of her customers. And yes, she was a waitress. She never had the chance to stop and rest since her family's diner was so busy. She was always running over the place in order to keep everyone satisfied. Not once did she mix an order up or break a plate.
This is the story of a girl named Kagome Higurashi. Her family owned a successful diner called the Shikon No Tama Diner. Her father had passed away long ago, leaving her mother with no job and three kids to take care of. Mrs. Higurashi moved in with her father and helped run the little restaurant he had while Kagome, her older sister Kikyo, and her younger brother Sota would be home schooling themselves in the apartment flat above. When Kikyo and Kagome were around 12, they would go to school and go back to the diner to help as waitresses.
That went on for seven years. Kikyo had gotten married to a man named Naraku Onigumo and moved away. Kagome was now 19 and she still waitresses at the restaurant. Sota was only 9 years old, and he was already working as a bus boy. Nothing else crossed Kagome's mind after hour after hour as she served those sitting in the booths and tables. She was now out of high school, and instead of going to college, she was now a full time waitress, still helping her family make a living. She was Valedictorian and every college across America wanted her to attend their school. All Kagome said to them was, "I'm sorry but I have to decline. My family needs me to help run their business."
She was just an ordinary girl now. An ordinary girl who just waitresses and works in the family business. After the shop was closed, Kagome spent hours in her room, pouring over college textbooks and teaching herself. She had learned how to teach herself as a child, so she could do it now. Sleep wasn't so much as a problem for her since she had grown to be insomniac. Once in a while, she would chat with Kikyo over the phone and catch up on the times.
"What is wrong with you?" Kikyo would always ask. "You were the top of your class and you threw it all away, just to be full time in mom and Grandpa's business. You could have had a future. Your future now is just being stuck at home taking the orders from strangers. And that's not future, Kagome."
Kagome just shook her head. "I've got to do this, Kikyo. You got married and left with Naraku. I'm just trying to help." She answered calmly. Kikyo always was bewildered of how her sister could say something like that with no hesitation and such simplicity. So she just left it at that.
"It's her decision so I can't argue with her. It's a shame she couldn't do more for the society. The world could really use her and her brain." Kikyo mentioned sadly to her husband.
"Hi. I'm Kagome. I'll be your waitress today." Kagome would always introduce to her customers after they have been seated. She quickly took their order and hurried off to another table to hand them their check and clean up the dirty plates. She placed the order on the counter for her mom, the cook, to start cooking. She threw the dirty dishes into the bin and grabbed another pot of coffee and a table's ready food. She brought them to the respected table before running back to set new customers at an empty table. She was always busy. The only time talked was when she was serving her customers and such. She made small talk and was strictly about business.
No one had to call out her name or "Miss" because she was on her toes and did what had to be done. This allowed Kagome to stick earpieces into her ears and listen to music as she provided the needs of clients.
"Kagome? Wouldn't you be happier if you were doing something you like in your life than just waitressing?" Her mother would ask once in a while after the restaurant was closed.
"Mother, I love to serve people. When I do a good job, the pay is good. This is my life." Kagome answered honestly with a smile.
It worried Mrs. Higurashi to see her daughter like this. She was always hoping to see Kagome get married and live a happy life with her husband, just like Kikyo was doing. Kagome had barely been out of the restaurant and hadn't seen the light of day since her high school graduation. She was always in the diner. When the restaurant was closed for the night, she occupied herself in her bedroom, pouring over college course books under the light of a lamp.
That is until she met Inuyasha.
A/N: Alright, so I made a new story but I couldn't help it. I just got the idea when I was playing Diner Dash WAY too many times. Anyway, I don't own Inuyasha. I just like coming up with ideas to mess with their little universe. Ha ha. Stay tuned!